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Thailand Conbra Gold Exercise

AP News 6 days ago

A huge bonfire caused by a bomb explosion is seen during a joint military exercise codenamed Cobra Gold at Hat Yao beach in Rayong province, eastern Thailand Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Besides Thailand and the United States, this year's annual exercise, in ...

North Korean weapons mystery continues

AP News 6 days ago

Thailand: Final destination of plane with North Korean weapons still unknown Thailand said Monday that an aircraft loaded with North Korean weapons was flying to Iran when it was intercepted in December but the ultimate destination of the arms is still not ...

Iran denies link to weapons seized in Thailand

AP News 8 days ago

Iran denies any links to North Korean weapons seized in Thailand Iran denied on Tuesday claims by Thailand that a planeload of North Korean weapons seized there in December was headed to Iran. "There is no link between the aircraft and our ...

Thai PM: There won't be a coup d'etat

AP News 10 days ago

AP Interview: Thai PM Abhisit says he's not worried about coup speculation Thailand's prime minister said Saturday he saw no threat of his government being ousted in a coup despite speculation back home, insisting that the rule of law would triumph over ...

13 countries agree plan to save wild tigers

AP News 12 days ago

Asian nations and Russia agree on plan to save endangered wild tigers A dozen Asian nations and Russia vowed Friday to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, crack down on poaching that has devastated the big cats and prohibit the ...

General Motors gets $409M of loans in Thailand

AP News 12 days ago

General Motors gets $409 million of loans in Thailand, allowing expansion to go ahead The Thai unit of General Motors Co. has secured $409 million of loans from local banks and a cash infusion from GM, allowing it to restart expansion plans. ...

Asia Tiger Farms

AP News 13 days ago

In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, an adult male tiger plays in a pool, at a temple that offers care for tigers in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. China and other Asian nations should shut privately run tiger farms as they are inhumane ...

World Bank wants tiger farms shut

AP News 13 days ago

World Bank calls for China, other Asian countries to shut down tiger farms China and other Asian nations should shut privately run tiger farms as they are inhumane and fuel demand for the endangered big cat's bones and skin, the World Bank ...

Indochinese tigers on brink of extinction: WWF

Reuters Environmental Online Report 14 days ago

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tigers in the Greater Mekong region are facing extinction, their numbers down more than 70 percent in slightly more than a decade due to poachers and habitat destruction, conservationists say. A new report by wildlife group WWF says tiger ...

Thailand Oliver Stone

AP News 16 days ago

American film director Oliver Stone, center, poses for a picture with students at the end of his talks with students at an international school as part of a one-day visit to promote world peace in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. ...

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